billyhead wrote: » There are not many I could think of presently. Conor McManus, Lee Keegan, Damien Comer. Would David Clifford. Who else?
Strabanimal wrote: » Mickey Harte as a manager. Colm Cavanagh Conor McManus Peter Harte Patrick McBrearty Tiernan McCann Mattie Donnelly
Patww79 wrote: » Can't think of any outside the OP. Maybe Beggan, but I'd still rather rely on Cluxton I think.
BonnieSituation wrote: » If it was Cluxton haring down the pitch the last day...
corny wrote: » There'd be quite a few tbh. Ryan McHugh, Peter Harte, Mattie Donnelly, Drew Wylie, David Moran (when he has his game face on). I think we'd make something of Aidan O'Shea too. You can keep Colm Cavanagh.
blanch152 wrote: » If you are going to include someone, you will have to exclude someone else. And you would have to justify the change. Would Beggan have saved the penalty last Saturday? Were his kickout percentages as good in the semis? Cluxton saved a penalty, made a number of other interceptions and saves and controlled his kickout again. There was one kick-out 65 yards into McCarthy's chest in the 18th minute which was fantastic, led to a Paul Mannion miss. McManus for Rock is another possibility, but Rock has scored frees to win All-Irelands, unlike others such as Cillian O'Connor who have missed frees to win All-Irelands. It would be a brave choice to put McManus ahead of Rock, given that record.
Pogue eile wrote: » Cluxton was also at fault for Galway's first goal, but you havent mentioned that? And McManus a possibility over Rock lol that's a good one :D
BonnieSituation wrote: » Quite right he was but does that one mistake discounts every other part of his skillset? What was Beggan's excuse for literally kicking away an AIF chance? A bit of perspective.
Patww79 wrote: » You want to go back and watch the last few minutes of the Monaghan Fermanagh game.
Pogue eile wrote: » No it doesnt discount anything, merely pointing out the one sideness of the post and he was the one who refernced that game in particular. I never said anything about Beggan so no idea why you are asking me that?
Pogue eile wrote: » I have watched McManus his entire career and he is clearly a superior footballer than Rock and to be honest anyone suggesting otherwise is talking through their...... If Rock was from Monaghan no one would even know who he was.
BonnieSituation wrote: » Ah give over ya lamb. The one-sidedness of his post was to do with why he thought Cluxton would be aghead of Beggan. Baturally he would be biased for Cluxton. Outside of the brainfart though, Cluxton was imperious on Saturday.
BonnieSituation wrote: » Probably not as he wouldn't be a serial All Ireland Winner.
blanch152 wrote: » He was, which when you see him coming off his line only two minutes later to kill a Galway attack and then saving a penalty, make him only go up in your estimation. Ice-cold reaction to a mistake. Compare that to Clarke's meltdown at the end of last year's All-Ireland final, or Beggan's kick in the air on Sunday, the contrast in mentality is stark. As for any freetaker over Rock, when they have nailed a free in the last minute to win a final, then talk to me. I remember Maurice Fitzgerald kicking a sideline in the last minute to beat Dublin, now I would take him, but that is the level you need to be at to get into this Dublin team.
Pogue eile wrote: » I'm glad you admit it was a biased post, thanks for the insult as well, classy!. Ahhh that was my point :rolleyes:
blanch152 wrote: » . I remember Maurice Fitzgerald kicking a sideline in the last minute to beat Dublin, now I would take him, but that is the level you need to be at to get into this Dublin team.
Fr Tod Umptious wrote: » Clarke did not have a mental meltdown at the end of last years final. He had no one to kick to as all Mayo players within range were being wrestled to the ground.
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